Why isn't there 2 eclipses every time the moon orbits the earth?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

Because the sun, moon and earth are not always in alignment. The moon does not orbit the earth about the earths equator. The earths axis is tilted so the orbit around the sun does not always align with that of the moons orbit around the earth

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∙ 13y ago

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